What portable gps

  • mike_j
    Nashua Iowa
    Posts: 754
    January 22, 2011 at 1:29 am #1302275

    I want to get a gps for icefishing use that I can both punch in coordinates and save spots to it and be able to get fairly close back to them without the use of land marks. I fish lakes here that have flooded timber and right now use trees to navigate to my exact spots. Some day the trees with fall and won’t be sticking above water level. I am looking for something that is easy to use and fairly accurate

    broman
    Posts: 235
    January 22, 2011 at 3:52 am #929044

    Garmin Oregon or Dakota. Touch screen and easy to use. Can load Lakemaster chip or data On card depending on which unit.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    January 22, 2011 at 3:25 pm #929123

    This one has worked very well for me and works with both Navionics or Lakemaster map chips. And as a bonus you can use it in the summer as a stand-alone sonar/GPS unit on a small boat.

    trekr200
    Red Wing, MN
    Posts: 260
    January 24, 2011 at 5:40 pm #929679

    It seems hard to get Lakemaster chips for the Garmins. I couldn’t get a Wisconsin chip for my Nuvi because nobody had them.

    Mike

    iacanoeguy
    Iowa - Franklin Co
    Posts: 277
    January 24, 2011 at 6:08 pm #929690

    I have a lowrance XGOG or something like that. I use it in my truck for traveling and portable for summer and ice fishing. I have lakemaster chip that works pretty well. I can enter coordinates and also put in my own. The only thing I wish it had for summer fishing would be to map my route for the day so I could drift back the same spot. Other than that, I really like it.

    moccasinboy2003
    Posts: 33
    January 26, 2011 at 4:49 pm #930611

    If no retailers near you stock them, contact LakeMaster.

    tomberg
    Rochester,MN.
    Posts: 132
    January 27, 2011 at 2:36 pm #930978

    Amazon..

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    January 28, 2011 at 3:24 am #931256

    Quote:

    It seems hard to get Lakemaster chips for the Garmins. I couldn’t get a Wisconsin chip for my Nuvi because nobody had them.

    Mike

    Here it is…

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    January 28, 2011 at 3:55 am #930835

    I have a Garmin Oregon 450 and really like it. Not only do I use it on the ice but in my truck and on my ATV also, on my smaller boat I transfer NEMA data to my Humminbird from it. It has a 3″ touch screen and easily fits in the palm of your hand. Since it is a touch screen there is no need for buttons other than the power button on its side, which makes it smaller without making the screen smaller. It is also capable of displaying 3D when the chip or software you are using is 3D. TOPO maps are 3D and made for states and regions of the US, Canada and other countries around the world. If you fish, hunt, hike, bike or climb this unit will get help you get where you want to go.

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